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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

My laptop is infested with the little critters!!

How the hell do I get rid of them?

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Still? Are they anywhere else or just on the laptop?

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Stop perving on mucky sites

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best to keep a vacuum cleaner away from pc bits as they can build up static.

Take laptop outside and blow it off with compressed air is the best bet. Where you source your compressed air from I don't know

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Still? Are they anywhere else or just on the laptop?"

Well I can only see them on the laptop

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Stop perving on mucky sites "

Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good blast of canned air!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Best to keep a vacuum cleaner away from pc bits as they can build up static.

Take laptop outside and blow it off with compressed air is the best bet. Where you source your compressed air from I don't know "

I have a ball pump

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What do they look like ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"What do they look like ?"

Tiny white things , like salt but they move

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Best to keep a vacuum cleaner away from pc bits as they can build up static.

Take laptop outside and blow it off with compressed air is the best bet. Where you source your compressed air from I don't know

I have a ball pump "

Probably not a constant enough flow of air and whilst pumping you might jab something on the laptop you don't want to jab.

As Angel said you can get compressed air in a tin for such things Mites are quite small though and likely to be inside the laptop too so you may have to take it apart to give it a thorough blast out.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"Still? Are they anywhere else or just on the laptop?

Well I can only see them on the laptop "

Check your gusset to be on the safe side

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Good blast of canned air!!"

Never heard of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What do they look like ?

Tiny white things , like salt but they move "
How about fly spry or bug spry in the room lap top left there .. would kill all moving things so you need to get out . Hate the stuff but now and again living ner rivers I just have too ,

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Best to keep a vacuum cleaner away from pc bits as they can build up static.

Take laptop outside and blow it off with compressed air is the best bet. Where you source your compressed air from I don't know

I have a ball pump

Probably not a constant enough flow of air and whilst pumping you might jab something on the laptop you don't want to jab.

As Angel said you can get compressed air in a tin for such things Mites are quite small though and likely to be inside the laptop too so you may have to take it apart to give it a thorough blast out."

They are definitely inside it, coming out as quick as I wipe it down

Not sure Ide be confident taking it apart lol

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By *issBehavingxxWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Good blast of canned air!!

Never heard of it"

Amazon or Asda

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Still? Are they anywhere else or just on the laptop?

Well I can only see them on the laptop

Check your gusset to be on the safe side"

No that's full of cobwebs

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By *llovertownMan
over a year ago

swansea


"My laptop is infested with the little critters!!

How the hell do I get rid of them?

"
try pouring boiling water over your keyboard. That mite work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Best to keep a vacuum cleaner away from pc bits as they can build up static.

Take laptop outside and blow it off with compressed air is the best bet. Where you source your compressed air from I don't know

I have a ball pump

Probably not a constant enough flow of air and whilst pumping you might jab something on the laptop you don't want to jab.

As Angel said you can get compressed air in a tin for such things Mites are quite small though and likely to be inside the laptop too so you may have to take it apart to give it a thorough blast out.

They are definitely inside it, coming out as quick as I wipe it down

Not sure Ide be confident taking it apart lol"

I don't find taking laptops apart that much fun myself and I build my own desktop PC's. There are always screws hidden under covers, rubber bungs etc. I'm not sure what else to suggest though.

Obviously moisture is going to potentially damage components in your laptop but I'm trying to think how you could get your laptop into a freezer as I believe that kills mites too? I wouldn't like to recommend this though in case it does go wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just had a quick google on this and it seems a common solution is to seal your laptop in a plastic bag with mothballs for a couple of days.

That has to be worth a shot surely?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I just had a quick google on this and it seems a common solution is to seal your laptop in a plastic bag with mothballs for a couple of days.

That has to be worth a shot surely?"

Oh yes for sure

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

So after a pm ... These critters areole likely to be mould mites.

I've recently had my carpet cleaned and I keep the laptop under my sofa, carpet had possibly still been damp and the laptop hasn't been used for a week, this would make more sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So after a pm ... These critters areole likely to be mould mites.

I've recently had my carpet cleaned and I keep the laptop under my sofa, carpet had possibly still been damp and the laptop hasn't been used for a week, this would make more sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's still a mite so I'd hope the mothball trick might work still?

If you've been using your laptop though and the mites are still alive I still wouldn't be 100% sure they are mould mites as your laptop will get pretty warm when in use. I'm really hoping you haven't got mould growing inside your laptop, it will not be a fun job removing that!

I wouldn't be keeping your laptop under the sofa anymore either as that is the kind of place most mites would like to populate.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It's still a mite so I'd hope the mothball trick might work still?

If you've been using your laptop though and the mites are still alive I still wouldn't be 100% sure they are mould mites as your laptop will get pretty warm when in use. I'm really hoping you haven't got mould growing inside your laptop, it will not be a fun job removing that!

I wouldn't be keeping your laptop under the sofa anymore either as that is the kind of place most mites would like to populate."

I only found them yesterday and the laptop wasn't use after finding them , definetly not going back under the sofa, thanks for all your help

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Ewwwww, lice in phones yesterday now this...this forum is giving me the riffs....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ewwwww, lice in phones yesterday now this...this forum is giving me the riffs.... "

Hope you get it sorted Tease

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's still a mite so I'd hope the mothball trick might work still?

If you've been using your laptop though and the mites are still alive I still wouldn't be 100% sure they are mould mites as your laptop will get pretty warm when in use. I'm really hoping you haven't got mould growing inside your laptop, it will not be a fun job removing that!

I wouldn't be keeping your laptop under the sofa anymore either as that is the kind of place most mites would like to populate."

mould mites are attracted to any kind of heat source

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

pop to garage and use the tyre pumo for the blast of air

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Load up itunes player stick on some cliff Richard and watch in amazement How quick the little fucker run away.

* cReEpS rOuNd cRyPt * -|-

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Load up itunes player stick on some cliff Richard and watch in amazement How quick the little fucker run away.

* cReEpS rOuNd cRyPt * -|-"

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